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Stanford's student-athletes get high marks

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Posted:
10/24/2013 09:20:28 PM PDT

Updated:
10/24/2013 10:19:43 PM PDT

A total of 19 Stanford athletic programs compiled graduation rates of 100 percent, and none received rates lower than 83 percent, according to the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report released Thursday by the NCAA.

Both the GSR and Federal Graduation Rates are based upon classes from 2003-06 and show the percentage of student-athletes earning a degree within six years.

Stanford's football program received a GSR of 93, the highest mark in the Pac-12 and No. 5 among Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The men's basketball program was at 83.

Meanwhile, Cal's football team was at just 44 percent and the men's basketball team at 38. Cal had an overall GSR of 78. Four women's teams -- lacrosse, tennis, volleyball and water polo -- had 100 percent GSRs.

San Jose State was at 63 percent overall. Football was at 51, men's basketball at 31 and women's basketball at 44.

Santa Clara was at 93 overall, with men's basketball a perfect 100 and women's basketball at 92.

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USF was 79 percent overall. Men's basketball was at 40 and women's basketball at 73.

Nationally, Football Bowl Subdivision topped last year's record-high of 70 percent by hitting 71 percent, while Division I men's basketball was at 70.

Receiver Devon Cajuste (bruised knee) and kicker Jordan Williamson (leg injury) will sit out eighth-ranked Stanford's football game at Oregon State on Saturday night because of injuries. Cajuste is second on the team in receptions with 21 for 377 yards and four touchdowns.

Patton Robinette will start at quarterback in place of Austyn Carta-Samuels (leg injury) on Saturday when Vandertilt plays at No. 14 Texas A&M. Robinette replaced Carta-Samuels (Bellarmine College Prep-San Jose) during the Commodores' 31-27 upset of Georgia last weekend, going 9 of 15 for 41 yards.